Feb. 27, 2015

Feb. 27, 2015

Feb. 26, 2015

News Analysis; comparison of reporting controversies surrounding Brian Williams of NBC News and Bill O'Reilly of Fox News suggests that O'Reilly is unlikely to be disciplined because his popularity helped build cable news behemoth; unlike Williams, O'Reilly is also using his show as platform to squelch accusations that he exaggerated his coverage of Falklands War. MORE

Feb. 25, 2015

Alessandra Stanley The TV Watch column on series finale of Parks and Recreation, NBC sitcom starring Amy Poehler and Adam Scott. MORE

Feb. 24, 2015

Low ratings for 2015 Oscar Awards telecast underscore notion that, despite its attempts to make awards more inclusive, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is increasingly out of touch with popular taste; some see fact that most winners were smaller films seen by relatively few people as Hollywood elitism. MORE

Feb. 24, 2015

Neil Genzlinger Critic's Notebook compares several new television shows based on motorcycle gang culture including Gangland Undercover, The Devil's Ride and Outlaw Country. MORE

Feb. 23, 2015

Alessandra Stanley The TV Watch column notes several moments of political expression at Academy Awards Ceremony and holds that they were most interesting part of particularly dull telecast. MORE

Feb. 23, 2015

Neil Genzlinger Critic's Notebook observes while neither PBS Independent Lens program American Denial nor Investigation Discovery program Hate in America are satisfying on their own, they give fuller picture of racism and intolerance in United States when watched together. MORE

Feb. 23, 2015

Mike Hale Critic's Notebook notes that NBC series The Night Shift, most successful in latest spate of hospital dramas, is almost exactly like Grey's Anatomy. MORE

Feb. 21, 2015

Popular Vietnamese TV program Meeting Each Other at Year’s End, which airs every year on Lunar New Year's Eve, mocks government policies in way that is seldom seen in one-party communist state where dissent is discouraged. MORE

Feb. 17, 2015

Feb. 15, 2015

Profile of James Corden, British comedian and actor who is preparing to take over as host of CBS program Late Late Show. MORE

Feb. 14, 2015

Saturday Profile of Peter Pomerantsev, author of book Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible, expose of Russian television industry, which he holds offers propaganda and manipulation of news as its main product. MORE

Feb. 14, 2015

Timothy Egan Op-Ed column applauds mark left on popular culture and politics by John Stewart, who is stepping down as host of Daily Show; contends Stewart's continual lampooning of political figures has ingrained healthy skepticism in American viewers while his informed version of comedy left fans better educated. MORE

Feb. 13, 2015

Investigators say New York livery cab that crashed into metal barricade killing passenger and CBS News correspondent Bob Simon sped up just before crash. MORE

Feb. 13, 2015

Op-Ed article by writer Nell Scovell laments fact that there has never been a female host of any late-night talk show; contends that due to high-profile, risk-averse nature of late-night television, spot being vacated by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show will likely be filled by white male; suggests that election of female president may increase chances of women being hired as late-night television hosts. MORE

Feb. 13, 2015

Neil Genzlinger Critic's Notebook describes 50 television shows that address love, sex and romance as Valentine's Day approaches. MORE

Feb. 12, 2015

Interviews with NBC insiders reveal that its news division scrambled to control fall-out after revelations that celebrity anchor Brian Williams had exaggerated account of helicopter flight in Iraq and to determine extent of damage for his career and for network; executives held multiple high-level secret meetings before deciding to suspend Williams without pay for six months. MORE

Feb. 12, 2015

Viacom and its network Comedy Central are faced with daunting prospect of replacing Jon Stewart after he announces that he will retire as anchor of The Daily Show, position he has occupied for 16 years; program has come to define the cable network, and executives are cognizant of fact that Stewart may be irreplaceable despite network's need for continuation of his particular brand of satire. MORE

Feb. 12, 2015

Alessandra Stanley The TV Watch column praises crop of intriguing television dramas that premiered as part of Berlin International Film Festival, saying they exceed American offerings in excitement and depth; reserves particular praise for Cold War drama Deutschland 83, which has been picked up by Sundance TV. MORE

Feb. 12, 2015

Politicians across country lament announcement that Jon Stewart will step down as host of The Daily Show, despite serving as butt of his satire for years; interviews reveal that Stewart's subjects harbored both a fear and admiration for his ability to shape popular perception, particularly among young people. MORE

Feb. 12, 2015

David Carr The Media Equation column compares careers of Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, and NBC anchor Brian Williams, in wake of Stewart's announcement that he will retire and Williams's suspension; notes that Stewart is leaving his position as head of comedy show and arguably the most trusted man in news, whereas Williams's career as news anchor may be in jeopardy due to his misrepresentations of facts. MORE

Feb. 11, 2015

Jon Stewart, longtime host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, says he will leave after more than 16 years as anchor; as head of satirical news show, he gave program personal brand of justice, which included mockery and even indignation. MORE

Feb. 11, 2015

NBC News says Nightly News anchor Brian Williams is suspended without pay for six months after his admission to falsely claiming he was on helicopter under attack during Iraq War; suspension caps quick and surprising fall for Williams, who was one of most trusted and popular men in America. MORE

Feb. 11, 2015

Jason Zinoman Critic's Notebook praises Jon Stewart's 16-year tenure on The Daily Show in light of announcement that he will step down in 2016; holds that Stewart revolutionized nightly political humor, becoming news touchstone for an entire generation. MORE

Feb. 11, 2015

Feb. 11, 2015

Neil Genzlinger reviews three-part installation of PBS Nova series Building Wonders, analyzing construction of the Colosseum, stone city of Petra and Hagia Sophia. MORE

Feb. 11, 2015

Mike Hale reviews Canadian television series Schitt's Creek, set to premiere in United States on Pop cable channel; Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara star. MORE

Feb. 10, 2015

Media research company Marketing Arm says NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has fallen from 23rd-most-trusted person in country to 835th; crisis, over his falsely claiming he was on helicopter in Iraq under attack, is being discussed by top NBCUniversal executives. MORE

Feb. 10, 2015

Feb. 9, 2015

Feb. 9, 2015

David Carr The Media Equation column assesses what he maintains are two versions of NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, that of sober, talented news anchor and also funny, urbane celebrity; contends that perception of Williams' weak, muddled apology for claiming he was on a helicopter under attack in Iraq when he was not, and his temporary suspension of himself on the air, are not good for himself or NBC. MORE

Feb. 9, 2015

National Basketball Assn podcast The Starters is now primarily television program that is growing quickly in popularity; show's audience on NBATV has risen 24 percent and its podcasts downloads are up 22 percent. MORE

Feb. 9, 2015

Television host Rosie O'Donnell says she is leaving program The View in February in order to focus on her health and family. MORE

Feb. 8, 2015

Brian Williams says he will step down as news anchor for NBC's Nightly News following controversy over his account of being shot down in helicopter over Iraq in 2003; Williams will be replaced by Dateline anchor Lester Holt while NBC carries out investigation. MORE

Feb. 8, 2015

Lorne Michaels, creator and executive producer of NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, shares some of his memories from program's 40-year run; Taschen Books has released Saturday Night Live: The Book in honor of anniversary. MORE

Feb. 8, 2015

Wesley Yang article chronicles career of Eddie Huang, chef and television host whose memoir Fresh Off the Boat has been turned in ABC sitcom of same name; notes that Huang has long-held reservations about way Asian-American experience is perceived in American culture. MORE

Feb. 8, 2015

Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column questions why NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams felt the need to pad his resume with tall tales about coming under fire in Iraq; suggests that role of news anchor as truth teller is thing of the past, and that TV news is now largely entertainment, and that maybe Williams felt need to lie about his experience in attempt to inflate his profession. MORE

Feb. 7, 2015

NBC announces it will conduct internal investigation of Brian Williams, news anchor who admitted to misleading public when he described being in helicopter that was forced to land due to enemy fire in Iraq in 2003; investigation will cover Iraq incident as well as any others that seem problematic. MORE

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